Zeb Larson reviews The Violent #5… “BLOOD LIKE TAR” Conclusion Mason’s quest to save his family has left a trail of death. Will his plan work or will it leave his family forever destroyed? We’ve come to the end of The Violent’s first arc, and we’ve entered into uncertainty about where the story’s going to […]
Marvel counting down to Secret Wars with Last Days
Earlier this week Marvel announced that it is to reboot the Marvel Universe with the upcoming Secret Wars event series, and now the publisher has announced that it is counting down to the end of the 616 with Last Days, the first of three different types of series tying in with Secret Wars. “What would […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #13
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #13… “SINGULARITIES” continues as the mysteries of Telsa’s past are finally revealed. They may threaten not only Telsa, but the universe itself! As a reader, there’s a narrative device that I really detest: the stall. This is where you get to a point in a story where a major twist, revelation, […]
Hail Hydra: Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value
Anghus Houvouras on Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value… Hail Hydra. Two words that broke the internet last month after writer Nick Spencer debuted his epic new arc on Captain America. The reveal on the final page seemed to imply that Captain America has been a deep cover agent for […]
The Mad Titan to wreak havoc in Marvel NOW! with new Thanos ongoing series
Marvel has announced that The Mad Titan is coming to Marvel NOW! in the Fall as all-star creators Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men, Moon Knight) and Mike Deodato (Avengers, Invincible Iron Man) launch a new ongoing series entitled Thanos. “What makes Thanos so compelling, the easy answer is that he is so powerful and so evil,” […]
Comic Book Review – Black Science #22
Zeb Larson reviews Black Science #22… In a hotheaded attempt to rescue his daughter, Grant McKay threatens to unravel a peace treaty between three godlike races, putting the entire Eververse at risk! Big changes, bigger action, and a stunning climax that will shake the world of BLACK SCIENCE to its very foundations! Now that we’ve left […]
Comic Book Review – Roche Limit: Monadic #4
Zeb Larson reviews Roche Limit: Monadic #4… This final issue of ROCHE LIMIT brings the acclaimed, existential, mind-bending saga to a close. But not before some crazy sh*t goes down! Can humanity be saved and the Black Sun stopped once and for all? Well, we’ve finally come to the end of Roche Limit. This has […]
Comic Book Review – Broken World
Zeb Larson reviews Broken World… If you read my reviews, you can tell that I like to dig into big concepts and ideas. I’m not necessarily as interested in the action as the themes that are present in the story. How do they build upon what’s been done before? Do they subvert tropes, or carry […]
Frank Miller and Scott Snyder to collaborate on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns threequel
According to a report from Bleeding Cool, Frank Miller is set to team with current Batman writer Scott Snyder to pen a threequel to Miller’s seminal comic book The Dark Knight Returns and its less-seminal sequel The Dark Knight Strikes Again. According to the site, the story “would concern Carrie Kelley, the Robin of Dark […]
Batman: Earth One Vol. 2 arriving in May 2015
DC Comics has announced that Batman: Earth One Vol. 2 – the sequel tot he #1 New York Times bestseller from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank – is set to arrive in May; check out the cover artwork here… While Gotham City is plunged into terror by an enigmatic anarchist and killer calling […]
